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Barroso I, Guimarães JT, Craveiro V, Severo M, Ramos E. How the metabolic phenotype in adulthood is affected by long-lasting immunological trajectories since adolescence. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9085. [PMID: 35641590 PMCID: PMC9156771 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13126-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
A close relationship between immune and metabolic systems has been perceived in the recent past. We aimed to assess whether the immunological trajectories of circulating white blood cells (WBC) started in adolescence, affects the metabolic phenotype in adulthood. We used data from 1183 participants of the population-based EPITeen cohort, evaluated at 13, 17, 21, 24 and 27 years of age. The Immunological trajectories from 13 to 27 years old were identified by mixed-effects models, being their association with metabolic features at 27 years old measured by logistic regression. The Higher Inflammatory Activation trajectory (HIA trajectory) had the highest percentage of individuals with metabolic syndrome, while Lowest Levels of WBC trajectory (LLWBC trajectory) showed the lowest percentage. Participants with HIA trajectory had significantly higher triglycerides, waist circumference, serum uric acid and BMI. After adjustment for sex and sports practice and hs-CRP, the odds of having one or more metabolic features in adulthood was significantly lower in LLWBC trajectory. Individuals with immunological trajectories of WBC linked with a pattern of higher immune activation showed a less favorable metabolic profile, while those with the lowest levels of WBC were less likely to have metabolic risk factors in adulthood.
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Affiliation(s)
- Isaac Barroso
- Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Centre, EPE, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal. .,EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
| | - João Tiago Guimarães
- Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Centre, EPE, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.,EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
| | - Vanda Craveiro
- EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal
| | - Milton Severo
- EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal
| | - Elisabete Ramos
- EPIUnit - Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal
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